ABC-CLIO Reference Catalog Apr-Jun 2023

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RELIGION

COMING SOON Religion and

World Civilizations

How Faith Shaped Societies from Antiquity to the Present

3 VOLUMES

ANDREW P. HOLT, EDITOR

The impact of religious belief on social and cultural norms has not been limited in time or place but has been a global phenomenon throughout recorded human history. Although increasingly challenged by modern secularism and atheism, the influence of religion on people's lives remains strong in the modern world as well.

This work provides a three-volume overview of the ways in which religious faith has shaped societies from the ancient world until the present. Each volume focuses on a different era of world history, ranging through the ancient, medieval, and modern worlds, and includes essays that focus on religious themes from different geographical regions. For example, volume one offers a section with essays considering religion in ancient Rome, while volume three offers a section with essays considering religion in modern Africa. Such a layout makes it simple for a reader to find information about a particular religion in a particular era and place.

Altogether, this work gathers more than 500 essays from more than 150 scholars offering scholarly introductions to religious people, places, and events that have influenced the development of societies over the course of recorded human history.

FEATURES

• Contains focused sections considering the impact of religion on 24 distinct cultures around the world spanning the course of recorded human history.

• Offers three volumes divided by eras (ancient, medieval, and modern) and civilizations (e.g. Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations, Medieval Arab Civilization, Medieval Africa, Pre-Columbian Societies, Modern North America, etc.), allowing for easy navigation.

• Each of the 24 sections contains essays offering scholarly introductions to important religious figures, beliefs, people, places, and events and their impact on the societies in which they exist.

• Each essay also provides a Further Reading section to guide the reader to worthwhile research resources on the subject in question.

ABC-CLIO

May 2023, 1020pp, 8 1/2x11 Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7423-9 $335.00, £249.00, €289,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7424-6

SAMPLE TOPICS

• African Kingdoms

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient Mesopotamia

• Ancient Israel

• Ancient India

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient Rome

• Aztec Empire

• Colonial and Revolutionary United States

• Dynastic China

• Early Islam

• Feudal Japan

• Inca Empire

• Medieval Europe

• Modern America

• Modern Middle East

• Modern China

• Modern India

• Modern Latin America

• Ottoman Empire

• Revolutionary France

• Renaissance Italy

• Victorian England

ANDREW P. HOLT, PhD, teaches history at Florida State College at Jacksonville and Norwich University.

ABC-CLIO

June 2023, 451pp, 7x10

Hardcover: 978-1-4408-6836-8

$97.00, £72.00, €84,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-6837-5

SAMPLE TOPICS

• Child Care

• Child Support

• Dating after Divorce

• Gender Roles

• Intimate Partner Violence

• LGBTQ Divorce

• Marriage and Parenthood

AMERICAN HISTORY

COMING SOON

Marriage and Divorce in America

Issues, Trends, and Controversies

JAIMEE L. HARTENSTEIN, EDITOR

Forty percent of families in the United States are blended with at least one partner having a child from a previous relationship.

• Marriage Counseling

• Parenthood

• Premarital Sex

• Remarriage

• Stepfamilies

• Wedding Industry

This authoritative, one-stop resource will help readers understand the history and current state of marriage and divorce in the United States, including their many cultural, economic, political, legal, and religious facets. Users of this resource will find valuable information and insights on broad trends in relationships that are changing the landscape of American society, such as divorce rates, delayed marriages, blended families, birth rates, and prevalence of marriage and divorce among various socioeconomic groups. In addition, the encyclopedia features in-depth entries covering high-interest issues that are shaping the character of marriage, divorce, relationships, and family life in the 21st century, including economic/legal topics (child support, prenups, alimony, divisions of assets in divorce, the wedding industry, no-fault divorce, legal representation in divorce, and economic independence as a factor in separations/divorce); other divorce factors (infidelity, parenthood, illness, domestic abuse, child abuse); and a host of other legal-cultural issues, factors, and phenomena, both current and historical.

FEATURES

• More than 200 encyclopedia entries covering marriage, divorce, relationships, and family life in America

• Extensive coverage of broad demographic and socioeconomic trends in marriage and divorce

• Strong focus on the impact of marriage, divorce, and other changes in parental relationships on children and teens

• Coverage of numerous aspects of the institutions of marriage and divorce, from wedding vows and bridal registries to child support and legal expenses associated with divorce

JAIMEE L. HARTENSTEIN, PhD, is associate professor of child and family development at the University of Central Missouri.

WORLD HISTORY

COMING SOON

All Things Ancient Rome

An Encyclopedia of the Roman World

2 VOLUMES

ANNE

LEEN

Romans are often thought of as abject imitators of the Greeks, copying their art, their architecture, their literature, and even their gods. But the truth is more interesting.

Ancient Rome was one of the great civilizations of antiquity. Honoring the contributions of their cultural forebearers—who included Etruscans, Asians, and Egyptians as well as Greeks—Romans artists, writers, and thinkers freely borrowed where tradition dictated and innovated where personal talent and imagination directed, forging a unique creative experience that formed the basis of Western European artistic, literary, and philosophical production for 2,000 years.

This reference is a guide to the material culture and social institutions of Ancient Rome. While other reference works typically examine battles and politicians, this book focuses on Roman social history and daily life. A timeline highlights key events, while an overview essay surveys the achievements of the Romans. Some 160 alphabetically arranged reference entries provide objective information about art, architecture, literature, commerce, transportation, government, religion, and other topics related to Roman life. Each entry provides cross-references and suggestions for further reading, and some provide sidebars of interesting facts along with excerpts from primary source documents. The book closes with a selected, general bibliography of resources suitable for student research.

FEATURES

• A timeline highlights key events in Roman history

• An introduction gives an overview of Roman social history

• Roughly 160 alphabetically arranged reference entries provide essential information about the material culture and social institutions of Ancient Rome

• Sidebars, including excerpts from primary source documents, provide tangential information that further engages readers

• Entry bibliographies and a selected, general, end-of-work bibliography direct readers to additional resources

Greenwood April 2023, 650pp, 7x10

Hardcover: 978-1-4408-6288-5 $204.00, £152.00, €176,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-6289-2

SAMPLE TOPICS

• Aeneas

• Athletics

• Christianity

• Death and Afterlife

• Emperors and Empresses

• Housing

• Latin Literature

• Native Italian Gods

• Portraiture

• Slavery

• Wall Painting

• Women

ANNE LEEN is professor emerita of Classics at Furman University, editor of The Roman Funerary Inscriptions Project, and consulting editor of the Online Companion to The Worlds of Roman Women

ABC-CLIO

April 2023, 237pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4

Hardcover: 978-1-4408-6745-3 $63.00, £47.00, €55,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-6746-0

SAMPLE TOPICS

• Christopher Columbus

• Crusades

• Medieval Europe

• Papal Power

• Religion

• Renaissance

• Scientific Revolution

• Secularism

• Witch Hunts

• Women

COMING SOON Early Modern Europe

Facts and Fictions

BRIAN JEFFREY MAXSON

Despite current popular belief, very few people believed that the world was flat before Christopher Columbus made his voyage in 1492.

Many myths about early modern Europe originated in the 19th and 20th centuries and continue to appear today across popular media. In recent years, such popular documentaries and television shows as Game of Thrones have tended to reinforce what we think we know about the world during the early modern period.

Early modern Europe birthed the modern world—just not in the way we think it did. This installment in the Facts and Fictions series utilizes primary sources to interrogate popular beliefs about early modern Europe and reveal the true story behind such movements and events as the Scientific Revolution, the Crusades, and the European witch hunts. Focusing on how perceptions of these events have shifted and evolved through history, this book is an excellent resource for students of this period as well as general readers interested in understanding what really happened during this time.

FEATURES

• Provides readers with an introduction to early modern Europe

• Dispels common assumptions about the past

• Encourages readers to approach historical information based upon questions, evidence, and interpretations

• Includes a wide array of primary sources illustrating various myths and misconceptions

BRIAN JEFFREY MAXSON is professor of history at East Tennessee State University.

GEOGRAPHY AND WORLD CULTURES

COMING SOON

Global Dishes

Favorite Meals from around the World

CARYN E. NEUMANN, LORI L. PARKS, AND JOEL G.

PARKS

Food is a great unifier. It is used to mark milestones or rites of passage. It is integral to the way we celebrate, connecting a familial and cultural past to the present through tradition. It bolsters the ill and soothes those in mourning. The dishes in this text are those that have come to be known within a part of the world and culture, but also have moved beyond those borders and are accessible and enjoyed by many in our ever-smaller and moreinterconnected world.

Featuring more than 100 recipes and detailed discussions of dishes from across the globe, Global Dishes: Favorite Meals from Around the World explores the history and cultural context surrounding some of the best-known and favorite foods. The book covers national dishes from more than 100 countries, including large nations like Mexico and small countries like Macao. There is also coverage of foods beloved by indigenous peoples, such as the Sami of Scandinavia. Traditional favorites are offered as well as newer dishes.

FEATURES

• Provides readers with an understanding of why a country's national dish has such significance

• Includes more than 100 recipes for readers to test and enjoy

• Organizes dishes alphabetically within geographical regions (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania)

• Includes an overview, history and origins, preparations and variations, legacy and cultural significance, recipe, and further readings section with each national dish

COMING SOON

The History of Ukraine

2ND EDITION | PAUL KUBICEK

The Russia-Ukraine war that began in 2022 turned the world's attention on Ukraine, the second-largest country in Europe and one of the leading global exporters of wheat and other valuable commodities. Though some Russian leaders have long denied and continue to reject Ukrainian sovereignty, this book presents a comprehensive picture of Ukraine that is both intertwined with and distinct from Russian history. From its days as Kyivan Rus and its inclusion in the Russian Empire to the fall of the Soviet Union, the Euromaidan demonstrations, and the outbreak of war with Russia, Ukraine, as this book demonstrates, has developed its own identity, territory, and culture. With an up-to-date timeline of events, short biographies of contemporary and historical figures, and a useful annotated bibliography, this book unpacks the historical claims and issues relevant to the conflict with Russia and provides an accessible introduction to Ukraine and its peoples.

FEATURES

• Gives an up-to-date and comprehensive history of Ukraine

• New edition includes detailed coverage of Euromaidan and the Russia-Ukraine war

• Provides a useful timeline and annotated bibliography of Ukrainian history

• Provides short biographies of important contemporary and historical Ukrainians

Greenwood May 2023, 361pp, 7x10

Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7647-9 $97.00, £72.00, €84,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7648-6

CARYN E. NEUMANN teaches at Miami University of Ohio Regionals.

LORI L. PARKS teaches at Miami University of Ohio Regionals.

JOEL G. PARKS, a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute, has more than 29 years of experience in the restaurant business.

Greenwood

June 2023, 264pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Hardcover: 978-1-4408-8045-2 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-8046-9

PAUL KUBICEK is professor of political science and director of the international studies program at Oakland University. He has published extensively on European political history and Ukrainian politics.

MILITARY HISTORY

COMING SOON

ABC-CLIO

Contemporary World Issues

This award-winning series offers comprehensive, one-volume reference handbooks on important topics related to health, education, the environment, and social and ethical issues.

Twenty-four hour cable news. Millions of internet sites. Information overload. How can we sort through the information? Assess the analyses? Trust the sources?

A world of questions demands a library of answers. Contemporary World Issues covers the controversial topics that students, readers, and citizens want to read about, write about, and know more about.

COMING SOON

Voices of

the Afghanistan War

Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life

BRIAN L. STEED AND SHERI STEED, EDITORS

Voices of World War I Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life

PRISCILLA ROBERTS

Greenwood April 2023, 315pp, 8 1/2x11

Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7443-7 $109.00, £81.00, €94,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7444-4

The War in Afghanistan was the longest military conflict in American history. In a diverse collection of primary documents, this book explores the evolving legacy of the war and its impact on the countless lives it changed forever.

FEATURES

• Tells the story of the War in Afghanistan from American and Afghan perspectives

• Includes political, diplomatic, religious, social, cultural, and personal accounts of the war and its lasting legacies

• Reveals insights into the war that many may know little or nothing about

BRIAN L. STEED is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel with more than 30 years of civilian and uniformed experience.

SHERI STEED is an editor, blogger, and professional organizer with step-bystep-declutter.com.

Greenwood June 2023, 252pp, 8 1/2x11

Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7356-0 $109.00, £81.00, €94,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7357-7

Bringing together a diverse collection of primary source documents, this book illuminates the events and experiences of World War I from a variety of perspectives, from soldiers on the front lines to civilians supporting the war effort at home.

FEATURES

• Offers documents from a variety of perspectives, including the British, Germans, Russians, and Americans; civilians and combatants; and wellknown leaders and everyday soldiers

• Explores issues of race and gender through the experiences of African Americans and women during World War I

• Features sidebars that define glossary terms and highlight interesting supplemental information, enhancing students' experience as they read

• Provides necessary contextual information and guiding questions for each document

PRISCILLA ROBERTS, PhD, is associate professor of business at the City University of Macau.

POLITICS, LAW, AND GOVERNMENT

COMING SOON

African American Activism and Political Engagement

An Encyclopedia of Empowerment

ANGELA JONES, EDITOR

The 57 Black men and women who served in the House of Representatives in 2021 accounted for 13% of the House's total membership—about the same as the percentage of the nation's overall population that was Black. But that same year, only 3 of the Senate's 100 senators were Black, and not a single governor was Black.

This authoritative encyclopedia provides a wide-ranging survey of the history, development, and current state of African American political activism and influence in American life and culture. This book begins with a suite of seven long-form essays on various aspects of Black political involvement and empowerment, including the importance of Black women in early labor organizing; campaigns defending Black voting rights against suppression and disenfranchisement; the Black Lives Matter movement; and the contributions and legacy of the nation's first Black president, Barak Obama.

The encyclopedia itself contains approximately 200 authoritative entries on a wide assortment of topics related to African American political activism and empowerment, including biographical profiles of key leaders and activists, political issues and topics of particular interest to African American voters and lawmakers, important laws and court cases, influential organizations, and pivotal events in American culture that have influenced the trajectory of Black participation in the nation's political life.

FEATURES

• A suite of long-form essays provide insights into areas of triumph and struggle for Black Americans seeking equitable treatment and representation in U.S. politics

• Approximately 200 encyclopedia entries cover African American political power and representation, with a special focus on contributions of women and LGBTQ figures who have been historically underappreciated

• Includes extensive discussion of current threats to Black voting rights

• Includes two informative glossaries, one dedicated to relevant organizations and the other focusing on notable documentaries on Black political icons and movements

ABC-CLIO

May 2023, 448pp, 7x10

Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7631-8

$97.00, £72.00, €84,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7632-5

SAMPLE TOPICS

• Abolition

• Black Churches

• Black Press

• Civil Disobedience

• Civil Rights and the Constitution

• Grass Roots Organizing

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities

• Intersectionality

• Jim Crow

• Political Parties

• Reparations

• Voting Rights and Voter Suppression

ANGELA JONES is professor of sociology at Farmingdale State College, State University of New York. Jones's research interests include African American political thought and protest, race, gender, sexuality, sex work, feminist theory, and queer theory.

Greenwood

May 2023, 310pp, 8 1/2x11 Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7577-9 $111.00, £83.00, €96,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7578-6

DAVID L. HUDSON JR. is an award-winning professor at Belmont University College of Law, where he teaches constitutional law and First Amendment law.

COMING SOON

Capital Punishment

A Documentary and Reference Guide

DAVID L. HUDSON JR.

This book showcases and explains key primary documents that reflect and have influenced the history of capital punishment in the United States. By presenting and examining a wide range of fascinating and momentous documents, including court decisions and transcripts, legislation, personal accounts and perspectives, congressional testimony, and government documents issued from all political perspectives, students will gain valuable insight into the evolution of public opinion and government policy on the death penalty in America. To better understand these documents, each primary source is prefaced with an introduction and followed by scholarly analysis. These documents and accompanying analysis complement one another, helping students gain a better and more accurate understanding of the viewpoints, convictions, and perspectives that have shaped American attitudes and practices toward capital punishment since the United States' earliest days.

FEATURES

• Provides a detailed overview of the history of—and controversies about—capital punishment in the United States

• Offers a unique mix of government documentation, court cases, and political/social advocacy perspectives

• Expert commentary supplies context for primary documents on capital punishment

• Readers Guide to Related Documents organizes all featured primary sources by theme for researchers

COMING SOON Today's Civil Rights and Liberties Issues Democrats and Republicans

KARA E. STOOKSBURY

Both the Democratic and Republican parties claim that they have the best interests of the nation and its people at heart, and they are equally adamant that they have the best policy solutions to address the nation's problems and challenges. Each volume in the Across the Aisle reference series examines the stated policy positions and actual voting/legislative records of the two parties (they are not always the same) on important areas of public policy, both historically and in the present day.

ABC-CLIO

June 2023, 335pp, 7x10 Hardcover: 978-1-4408-6834-4 $97.00, £72.00, €84,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-6835-1

KARA E. STOOKSBURY, PhD, is professor of political science and chair of the Department of History, Political Science, and Sociology at Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, TN.

This volume of Across the Aisle, on the parties' records and rhetoric concerning the protection of American civil rights and liberties, sorts through the rhetorical clutter and partisan distortions that typify so many disputes between Republicans and Democrats and provides an accurate, balanced, and evenhanded overview of the parties' attitudes and records on vital civil rights and liberties questions pertaining to voting rights, political representation, abortion, guns, free speech, and other high-interest issues.

FEATURES

• Identifies key milestones and policy decisions that shape contemporary debates over each issue

• Uses a nonpartisan, unbiased, and impartial lens to help readers understand not only where parties stand on contested civil rights issues, but how these disagreements reflect larger ideological and partisan views

• Informs readers about the ethical, historical, and legal context of each issue

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

COMING SOON Medical Firsts

Innovations and Milestones That Changed the World

TISH DAVIDSON

We take many modern medical devices and techniques for granted, but everything from hypodermic needles and baby incubators to organ transplants, antibiotics, and hearing aids began simply as ideas in someone's mind. And while such concepts as formal medical education, methodical clinical trials, and universal healthcare may seem commonplace today, this wasn't always the case. Some of these innovations and milestones met with resistance from society and medical professionals, while others were embraced almost overnight.

Medical Firsts: Innovations and Milestones That Changed the World profiles more than 50 turning points in the history of medicine, spanning from the 11th through 21st centuries. The book also highlights key trailblazers, such as the first American dentist, first microbiologist, and first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Each entry begins with a description of how the first came to be, followed by discussion of the historical context in which it emerged and its enduring impact. Sources for further information are provided at the end of each entry and serve as a gateway to further study.

This book profiles more than four dozen medical innovations and milestones from the 11th through 21st centuries. It highlights the people and stories behind these important moments while also exploring their historical context and lasting impact.

FEATURES

• Highlights medical firsts from a variety of fields and specialties, including surgery, obstetrics, genetics, and medical education

• Humanizes the history of medicine by providing the story behind the person or team at the heart of each innovation or milestone

• Explains the social and scientific climate in which each medical innovation first occurred

• Shows the effects each innovation or milestone has had on medicine today

Greenwood May 2023, 255pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7733-9 $63.00, £47.00, €55,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7734-6

TISH DAVIDSON, AM, is a medical writer specializing in making technical information accessible to a general readership.

African American Activism and Political Engagement: An Encyclopedia of Empowerment

All Things Ancient Rome: An Encyclopedia of the Roman World

7

Marriage and Divorce in America: Issues, Trends, and Controversies

11

4 Medical Firsts: Innovations and Milestones That Changed the World

Religion and World Civilizations: How Faith Shaped Societies from Antiquity to the Present

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